Dates: December 26, 2023–January 8, 2024
Contact: Dr. Kerilyn Harkaway-Krieger ([email protected])
JAF291: International Seminar in Italy (4 credits)
The JAF Winter Seminar takes advantage of Gordon College’s leased property in the cliff-top town of Orvieto, situated in the Umbrian countryside between Florence and Rome. Participants will sojourn in the recently-renovated thirteenth-century monastery that serves as the home of Gordon’s long-running semester program. The nine double rooms in the residential wing come with private baths. The library-classroom is bright and airy. Our private chef Maria takes pride in presenting the best of Umbrian cuisine.
Days in Orvieto with lectures and discussion and local visits will alternate with excursion days.
Round-trip airfare from Boston; all ground transportation in Italy; room and board; all entrance fees on course excursions.
October 1, 2023
Estimated Costs: $4,000 (includes 4 credits tuition); $35 application fee; $450 non-refundable deposit due upon acceptance; remaining $3,550 billed to student account.
Kerilyn Harkaway-Krieger
Professor Harkaway-Krieger (Ph.D., Indiana University) teaches early English literature (medieval and Renaissance) in the English language and literature department. Her training is in both English and Religious Studies, and her research focuses on medieval spirituality, Christian mysticism, and the use of metaphor in our devotional language. She particularly loves talking with students about how it is that we can and do talk about God.